Jul 17 Florida Supreme Court upholds congressional map that eliminates a majority-Black district By Curt Anderson, Associated Press The court, dominated by DeSantis appointees, upheld the state's congressional redistricting map, rejecting a challenge over the elimination of a majority-Black district. Continue reading
Jul 13 Watch 4:46 A look at the controversy around ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ detention center By John Yang, Lorna Baldwin, Claire Mufson This weekend, lawmakers got their first look inside “Alligator Alcatraz,” the makeshift immigration detention center in the Florida Everglades. Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz, D-Fla., called the conditions “disturbing and vile,” a description Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem challenged. John Yang… Continue watching
Jul 10 Man charged with attempting to assassinate Trump wants to represent himself in Florida case By David Fischer, Associated Press Routh is scheduled to stand trial in September, a year after prosecutors say a Secret Service agent thwarted his attempt to shoot Trump as he played golf. Continue reading
Jul 03 First immigration detainees arrive at ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ in Florida Everglades By Curt Anderson, Kate Payne, Associated Press The first group of immigrants has arrived at a new detention center deep in the Florida Everglades that officials have dubbed “Alligator Alcatraz,” a spokesperson for Republican state Attorney General James Uthmeier told The Associated Press. Continue reading
Jul 01 WATCH: Trump speaks after visit to migrant detention facility in Florida Everglades By Adriana Gomez Licon, Will Weissert, Associated Press President Donald Trump on Tuesday toured a new immigration detention center surrounded by alligator-filled swamps in the Florida Everglades, suggesting it could be a model for future lockups nationwide as his administration races to expand the infrastructure necessary for increasing… Continue reading
Jul 01 Watch 6:04 Trump visits Florida’s ‘Alligator Alcatraz,’ urges more states to open ICE detention sites By Laura Barrón-López, Shrai Popat As Republicans try to push through their big bill that would inject billions into President Trump’s deportation campaign, the president visited a new detention center in Florida. The facility dubbed “Alligator Alcatraz” by local officials is located at an airport… Continue watching
Jun 30 Trump to visit ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ immigration detention facility in Florida Everglades By Chris Megerian, Adriana Gomez Licon, Associated Press President Donald Trump is planning to visit a new immigration detention facility in the Florida Everglades, according to Gov. Ron DeSantis. Continue reading
Jun 08 Watch 4:38 How researchers in Florida are using gene editing to protect the state’s orange groves By Colleen Krantz, Iowa PBS Researchers in Florida are testing a new gene-edited tree that they hope will be able to fight off the tiny insects that have devastated the state’s orange groves for years. Colleen Krantz of Iowa PBS reports. Continue watching
Jun 05 Former GOP congressman David Jolly running for governor in Florida as Democrat By Kate Payne, Associated Press A former Republican congressman and vocal critic of Donald Trump says he wants to become governor in the president’s adopted home state of Florida and is running as a Democrat. Continue reading
May 15 Gov. DeSantis signs bill making Florida 2nd state to ban fluoride from its water system By Stephany Matat, Kate Payne, Associated Press Florida Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a measure Thursday prohibiting local governments from adding fluoride to their water systems, making it the second state in the country after Utah to implement a statewide ban on the mineral. Continue reading